Ah.. another legislator in the pockets of the lobbyists. Nothing new to see here... move along.
Illinois senator proposes gutting BIPA
The Center for Democracy and Technology is accusing Illinois senator Terry Link of planning to gut protections covering the use of biometric data by the IT sector. The proposals to revise the state's Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) were quietly announced on Thursday night ahead of a weekend that ends with Memorial Day …
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Monday 30th May 2016 11:33 GMT Wade Burchette
The giant lie
"We value your privacy" is the giant lie. What businesses really mean when they put that phrase into their terms of service is that your private information is valuable to them and the more they have the more money they can make. I don't care if you "value" my privacy; I want you to respect my privacy.
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Monday 30th May 2016 13:04 GMT Anonymous Coward
Screw this guy
How about... stronger laws against the abuse of technology? Biometrics, surveillance, data mining, even the mere retention of identifying information, to say nothing of "AI" and autonomous drones, vehicles, robots. An outright ban would never fly, however, we can ban their use in public places, public roads, public airspace, on other people's property, on other people's devices, under no circumstances without explicit consent, as evidence in court...